Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-01

paving Main and Spring streets as pre-
pared by the City Attorney he adopted.
The contracts were read by the Clerk.
Protests were also read from numerous
property owners protesting against paw
ing Main street between First and Third
streets, and between the Plaza and
Third streets. After considerable dis.
cussion as to the manner of paving Main
street between First and Third streets
with granite or bituminous rock, it was
decided to pave with granite blocks from
Marchessault street to Thiid. 1t was
also decided that this paving be com.
pleted within ninety days after the
assessments have been paid into the City
Treasury. Mr.. Joseph Scherer present
ed bonds for the performance of his con-
tract. The specifications for granite
pavement were adopted. Mr.. Goss
moved that the street railroad company
be allowed to pave between the tracks
with bituminous rock. There was some
doubt as to whether the ordinance grant.
lag franchises to the companies would
permit the pavement to be different be-
tween the tracks from the rest of the
street. 1t was decided that the right to
select the pavement was vested in the
Council. and the companies on Main
street were given permission to pave
with bituminous rock between the
tracks. The contract was altered ac-
cordingly, and after the bond was ap-
proved the contract was adopted.
The contracts between Dobinson &
Fairchild and the city were read, pro.
viding for the paving of Spring street to
Ninth, and of Main from Third to
Ninth, and on Main from Alameda to
Marchessault, with bituminous rock,
and the specification for the same were
adopted. The contractors were allowed
five months to complete the work after
the money has been paid to the Treas
urer. This contract, as amended, was
approved after. bonds for $50, 900 were
ADOPTED, with Alfred Walker. w. j.
Brodrick, Z. F. Spence and j. f. Crank
as sureties.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Finance Committee reported ia.
vorably on the reports Of the various
officers and recommended that they be
fled.
The Board of Education reported as
follows:
Los ANGELES, CAL, May 25, 1887.
To the Honorable City Council,
We, the members of the Los Angeles
City School Board, respectfully repre-.
sent to your body that we need Sl00, 900
for the purchase of school sites, the
erection of school.rooms thereon and
furnishing of the same as follows:
The addition to Highland View
The erection to Brooklyn Heights
school of Observation-Disclosures. 4rooms
The addition to Amelia street
The addition to CASTELAR, street
school of..................... Of. 4rooms
The erection on Pearl street of. :. rooms
The erection on Montgomery street
site Of. of.;.......,............ -. 4rooms
site Of. f.:...................... 2rooms
The erection on corner OF Fourth
| and Los Angeles streets site
school Of. .:.>.....:.......... =. room,
The purchase in western part of
the city of two sites and the erec-
tion on one OF them of. ...... room,
| Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 room
We request that your body take tn,
necessary steps toward calling an elec
tion in the city for the purpose of issuing
bonds to the above ave amount and fol
the above purposes. and that the elec
tion be called at the earliest possible
date.
Signed: DIR. Joseph Kurtz, President
Anna S. Averill, Secretary; F. s. Gra'
ham, Charles P. Thurston, C.. N. Earl
Referred to the City Attorney.
The Zanja Committee recommended
that the petition of Harkness & Gillig
for zanjs water for bath house purposes
be granted, providing q five-inch pip
be connected with either zanja No. s r
after the Woolen Mill pipe line is com
pleted, or the Nichols ditch, and tha
the Zanjero sell water to petitioners a
the rate of $50 per month, and that tn.
contract be drawn for ten years, with
bonds fixed at 50, 500. Adopted.
The Special Committee on the Rich
mond Fire Alarm submitted the repor
of the Chief Engineer, who reported
that some of the goDgs and boxes wer,
out of order. The Committee recon.
mended that the system be repaired b,
the Company.
The contract with the Company wa
read by the Clerk. Mr.. Hyans sal,
that the time had expired and tn
alarm had not proved satisfactory. HI
thought that it would be saving to tn
city If the thing were to be taken out
He would make motion to that effect
| Mr.. Kuhrts said the only trouble wa
with two gongs.
Mr.. Hyans moved that the Clerk o
the Council notify the Company to re
move the machinery. e-T
| Mr.. Lowell said that, under the con
tract, no more money is needed to b
spent until it had worked perfectly fo
one year. The trouble was that othe
electric men were fighting the system
On motion of Mr.. Kuhrts, the Cit
Surveyor was instructed to make til
necessary assessments for paving Mai
and Spring streets.
The City Surveyor presented resolu
tions establishing the grade of Figuero
street and of Fort, between Rock an,
Temple.
| A number of property owners pre-
sented protests against the construction
of switches on First street by the A., T
q s. +. K. K. Co., and asking that thos
oil so constructed be removed.
Mr.. Hyans stated that the petition
were gotten up previous to the repor
which the committee handed in. The,
were referred to the Special Committee
The City Attorney presented a reso
luton providing for the improvement O
portion of Kuhrts street, near tn,
river; an ordinance providing for th,
widening of Sansevain street; for tn,
improvement of Fourth street; to i'm
prove Pico street; to widen Exchang
street; to improve College street, Sal
Francisco street, Prudent street, ant
Hoff street, which were adopted.
The City Attorney recommended tina
the communication of Alfred Moore b.
referred to the Land Committee will
power to act. Adopted.
A communication was received from
the San Francisco Bridge Company, re
questing that the certified checks be re
turned, and that the balance due upor
the Buena Vista street bridge be paid.